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(No Model.)

L. PEELY. REGEPTAGLE FOR CARRYING BEER.

Patented Mar. 16, 1886.

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If II UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

LAWRENCE FEELY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OE ONE-HALF TO WALTERB. DUFFY, OF SAME PLACE.

CARRYING BEER.

SFECIFICA'I'ION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,053. dated March16, 1886.

Application filed December 3, 1885. Serial No. 184,650.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LAwRENoE FEELY, of the city of Rochester, in thecounty of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Receptacles for Carrying Beer; and 1 do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the drawings accompanying this appli-I0 cation.

My improvement relates to a receptacle in which beer and other liquids,in small quantities, can be carried from one point to another withoutbecoming stale and flat, and can at the same time be kept cool.

It is customary to draw beer into a pitcher or other open vessel andcarry it to the point where it is to be used, exposed to the air duringthe passage, by which means it loses its gas and becomes insipid andlifeless.

My invention consists of an air-tight vessel provided with a plungerthat forms the bottom, which when forced down exhausts the air andallows the entrance oftheliquid to fill the vacu- 2 um, and when drawnup again discharges the liquid, all as hereinafter described.

In the'drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical section of the device.Fig. 2 is a cross-section in line 00 a; of Fig. 1.

A indicates the receptacle, which is preferably made of glass, but maybe made of any other suitable material. This receptacle has a closedtop, a,- but the bottom is entirely open.

B is a plunger or piston that slides up and down in the receptacle,being provided with a packing, b, that rests against the sides of thereceptacle and makes a tight joint. C is a piston-rod attached to theplunger and extend- 40 ing up through a packing-box, c, at the top ofthe receptacle and provided with a cross head, d, at the top, by whichit is operated. By

this means the plunger can be moved up and down.

D is a stop-cock and discharge-spout at the top of the receptacle,through which the liquid is received from the supply and by which it isdischarged for use, and E is a vent on the op- (No model.)

posite side of the receptacle, to allow the entrance of air as theliquid is discharged. This vent may or may not be used, as the liquidcan be discharged without it by simply drawing up the plunger.

To charge the receptacle the stop-cock D is closed and the plunger B ismoved from the top 5 5 down to the bottom of the receptacle, whichexhausts the air. 'A tube leading from the supply tank or cask is thenattached to the dischargespout and the cock is opened, allowing thereceptacle to be filled with the liquid. The stop-cock is then closedand the beer is confined air-tight and retains all its gases, and can becarried any distance, retaining all its good qualities.

To discharge the liquid for use, the stopcock is opened and the plungeris drawn up; or, in case the vent is used, as before described, it isopened, which allows the air to enter as fast as the liquid is pouredoff.

This invention is of great advantage where 0 it is desired to carrysmall quantities of beer a limited distance for use and preserve all itslively qualities.

G is an open-topped annular ice-chamber surrounding the receptacle andforming apart of it. Broken ice is placed in this chamber surroundingthe receptacle, serving to keep the liquid cool.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 8c is The combination of the receptacle having aclosed top and open bottom and provided with a stop-cock anddischargespout, and a plunger resting in the receptacle, worked by ahandle on the outside of the receptacle, the whole arranged to operatein the manner and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

L AVVRENCE FEELY.

W'itnesses:

ALEXANDER J. SMITH, R. F. OSGOOD.

